John Trapp on Psalms 121

PSAL. CXXI.

A Song of degrees] Or, of aſcenſions, in ſinging whereof there ſhould be aſcenſions in our hearts, See Pſal. 120.1.

Verſ. 1. I will life up [illegible: 1 word] unto the hills] Not to your [illegible: 1 word] Pſal. 11.1. human helps, and carnal combinations, Jer. 3.23. much leſs to thoſe mountains, In quibus gentes idela ſua cell[illegible: 3 letters], wherein the Heathens ſet and ſerve their Idols, Deut. 12.2. but to Sion and M[illegible: 1 letter]riah, where Gods Sanctuary is, Pſal. 87.1. or rather to heaven, Pſal. 18.8. with 2 Sam. 22.8. where God himſelf is: and ſo it followeth.

Verſ. 2. My help cometh from the Lord] To whom therefore alone I muſt look for help.Bodin. theat. Naturae. 413. Surſu[illegible: 1 letter] corda, ſurſu[illegible: 1 letter] etiam capita. Nauraliſts tell us, that of thoſe twenty eight Muſcles whereby the head is moved, twelve lift up the head behind, and two only before let it downward; to teach us to contemplate Heaven more, and Earth leſs.Columb. de re [illegible: 1 word] l. 5. c 9. Others advertiſe us, that it is one main end why God hath ſet in mans eye a fifth Muſcle; whereas other Creatures have but four: one to turn downward, another to hold forwards, a third to turn the eye to the right hand, a fourth to the left hand; but no unreaſonable Creature can turn the eye upward, as Man can; that he may look up to God.

Which made heaven and earth] And will rather unmake both again, than his people ſhall want ſeaſonable help.

Verſ. 3. He will not ſuffer thy foot to be moved] Not greatly moved, Pſal. 62.2. an utter pr[illegible: 1 letter]lapſion.

He that keepeth thee will not ſ[illegible: 1 letter]umber] And if King Philip could ſay, that he could ſleep ſecurely becauſe his friend Antipater watched by him: may not we be much more confident, who have God to keep us?

Verſ. 4. Behold, he that keepeth &c.] He repeateth that ſweeteſt promiſe (that we may roll it as ſugar under our tongues, that wee may ſuck, and bee ſatisfied, Iſa, 66.11.) and ſetteth it forth with a Behold, q. d. mark it, and kn[illegible: 1 letter]w than it for thy [illegible: 1 word] Job. 5.27.

Shall neither ſ[illegible: 1 letter]umber nor [illegible: 1 word] ] Shall not fetch one win[illegible: 2 letters] of ſleep. [illegible: 1 span], wee ſlumber before wee ſleep; but God ſhall do neither. His ſeven eyes (Z[illegible: 1 letter]ch. 3.9.) a[illegible: 2 letters]ever open, yea they [illegible: 1 word] and [illegible: 1 word] through the whole earth, Zech. 4.10. ſcil. [illegible: 1 span] Howbeit, hee looketh with ſpeciall care and complacency on the godly, Iſa. 66.2.

Verſ. [non-Latin text not transcribed] Phil. 4.7. 5 The Lord is thy [illegible: 1 word] ] His peace within thee and his po[illegible: 1 letter]e[illegible: 1 letter] without thee ſhall ſafeguard thee to his heavenly Kingdome.

The Lord is thy ſhade upon thy right hand] To [illegible: 1 word] and ſhield thee from all annoyances, as the pillar of cloud did the Iſraeli[illegible: 2 letters]s in the wilderneſſe: as the [illegible: 1 word] that Paris overmatcht by Me[illegible: 2 letters]la[illegible: 1 letter] in a duell, [illegible: 1 span] in a cloud and carried off.

Verſ. 6 The [illegible: 1 span] ] So choice and [illegible: 1 word] is God of his children, that [illegible: 1 span] or pinching cold by [illegible: 1 span] and all [illegible: 1 span] of the [illegible: 1 span] the Moon (as the [illegible: 1 span] day, nor the Moon by [illegible: 1 span] Pope, and [illegible: 1 span]

Verſ. 7. [illegible: 1 span] puniſhment; from the hurt, it not form the ſmart thereof.

Hee ſhall preſerve thy ſoul] Which is oft untoucht, when the body is in durance. A ſick ſervant of Chriſt being asked how hee did? anſwered, my body is ſick, my ſoul is well.

Verſ. 8 The Lord ſhall preſerve thy going one, &c.] Thou ſhalt have his ſafe [illegible: 1 word] publick faith for thy defence, in [illegible: 1 word] enterprizes [illegible: 1 span] and [illegible: 1 word] together with good ſucceſs in all thine affairs and actions, Prov. 3.6.